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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-15
m THE DIME MUSEUM.
How Fond Mother Was Entertained
Her Hopeful Young Son.

Hoo. wee! the boy exclaimed
"loo& there"
That's the fat woman"
"What made her so fat?'
II don't know"
Eating so much"
Il don't know, 1 tell You"
"Will you ever be that fat?'
81 hope not"
"Why?"
Because 1 don't want to be so fat. -"
'.Does it hrrt?''
''No. l thiak not"
'Then why don't you want to be so
fat?"
Because 1 couldn't get around"
But you wouldn't have to git
around. Papa could get big table
an you could set on it an"
Hush"
"Why?"
eff you don't hush I'll take you out
of here"
"Do you have to pay to go out?'
No"
But you had to pay to come in,
didn't you"
Yes"
"Why don't YOU have to pay to so
out?"
'lf You don't"
80. look there! What's that man
doing?"
Spinning glass"
'How spinning it9'
II don't know"
Then how do you know he's spin
ming it?''
If you don't hush this very minute
I'll spank you when we get home.
You trifing little rascal, you annoy me
almost to death"
After short silence. Ma, what's
annoy?"
Bother"
whats bother?"
care you going to hush?" turning
fiercely upon him.
20. what's that?'
THE Circassian lady"
whats the matter with her hair?''
Nothing; it's natural"
"How naturai?'
at was always that way
"When she was little tiency baby?'
"GraciOus alive. no."
Then how could it be that way al
ways?"
She took hold of his ear. 'Ouch,
nowr'
Don't you cry here. If you do I'll
whip you when we get home"
.'Why mustn't cry here?"
Every body would laugh at YOU"
"Would the fat woman laugh?"
YES"
"Wny?"
.Are you going to hush?"
"Yessum. What are them men do
in'?''
They are cowboys, showing"
'What's cowbov?"
"a man that drives cattle on the
plains.
If he's 4 man, how can he be a
boy?"
Didn't I tell you that I'd whip you
if you didn't hush?"
"Yessum. Are there any calf bOys?"
Il think not"
Little children would be calf boys,
wouldn't they?"
II suppose So"
"Am a calf boy?"
mo"
"Why?"
IF you don't hush this very minute
I'll wear you out. you shall never go
anywhere with me again, never, never
SO long as you live"
Il couldn't go after 1 quit livin',
could I?'
mo"
"rll be an angel, then. won't l?''
II suppose So"
"Will / look like bird?"
II don't know"
Like chicken?"
"Merciful heavens, nor
.What will l look like?"
Il don't know. Now. hush"
"But can fly, can't I?'
Eyes"
"Way up high?'
"Yes."
won't 1 fall?"
mo"
al can ketch birds, can't I?''
II don't know"
.'But if 1 can fly fast can, can't ~"
II suppose Sc"
"Will 60 around and wrestle with
pcople?"
..What! You trifing rascal, what do
you mean, say?"
"Why, you read in the Bible that
Jacob wrestled with an angel"
I'm going TO tell your father to
whip you just as soon as we get home.
You'll see, sir-mind if you don't.
You promised to be a good boy, but
you have been meaner than you ever
were before.
"Please don't tell him."
''Will you be good?"
"Yessum."
After n few moments of silence:
"Look at that man, got on woman's
clothes"
That's not man. It's the bearded
lady"
"How bearded"
SCOT whiskers."
xviii you have whiskers'"
mo"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-15

prisoner IN nelght ana ngure. With regard
to the time he was uncertain; but it was
clear from his statements that it must
have been within five minutes on either
side of a quarter to six. This left time, as
the prosecution showed, for the prisoner
to catch q train at Putney Bridge by which
he could have reached st. Pancras so as to
travel by the 7:l0 down train from that
station. On that evidence the magistrate
without hesitation committed the prisoner
for trial.
Only one other piece of evidence was adj
duced when the trial came off at Old
Bailey, but it had an important bearing on
the issue. 1t appeared that when he had
left the University four or five years pre-
viously. the prisoner was much in debt,
that he had late,y been threatened with
summary proceedings by some of his Ok
ford creditors; and that on the day of his
arrival in town he had been to an adyer-
| Using money lender to endeavor to raise
money on his small expectations from his
father. In this he had been unsuccessful.
Here, then, as counsel for the Crown did
not fail to point out at the trial. was n
sufficient explanation of the motive for the
diabolical act. For the defence every at
tempt possible was made to prove an alibi.
but none of the witnesses who thought that
they had seen the prisoner elsewhere were
positive about the time; and in the face of
the admitted fact that the prisoner had
travelled to and left St Pancras Station on
that night, their evidence came to nothing,
The judge. who unfortunately for Alfred
Stuckey, happened TO have reputation for
hanging, Of which he was not q little
proud, put it 10 the jury that their verdict
must practically depend upon the weight
they attached to Higg' evidence, which was
not only consistent with all the evidence as
to the prisoners previous movements, but
was strongly corroborSted by the witness
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-20

Observations Of Q Horrtd Yrsuchmau On
Their Social Habits.

Mr.. Max O'Rell, like Hawthorne, is
confoupded at the quantity of nourish'
mont thht English women require, OF
which, OF oil events, they manage to
consume He lays before his French
readers minute account Of the copious
and numerous repasts with which the
daughters OF John Bull fill up the hours
that otherwise might drag little in q
country house. According to Lady
John Manners, from whom his data are
borrowed, "In country houses the ladies
are served in bed with tea, accompanied
by thin slices Of bread and butter. The
young men generally prefer at the same
hour brandy and settler water. Forti-
fed by these refreshments, such guests
as do not hunt or shoot come down t.
break fast about 10; the table is spread
with four hot dishes, besides
cold meats of every kind, with
fruit and cakes. Tea, coffee,
chocolate, wines; nothing is lacking to
this feast, that will be prolonged for an
hour and half to two hours. The
luncheon, that important event Of the
day, begins at 2 o'clock; it consists OF
meats and fowls, dishes hot and cold,
plain pudding for ladies who have deli
cate stomachs, cream cakes for those
who do not mind o slight Indigestion
fruit, cheese, and ices. AT three coffee
is served. Ii the sportsmen are afeld,
hampers of good things are dispatched
tothem. At five the ladies sit down
again to drink tea and do honor to the
mullins and other comforts suited to
hour. Then, after little chat, It's
time to 60 up stairs to dress for dinner.
The dinner is served about s, and lasts
till 10, or q half hour later. Dinner over,
the ladies retire 10 the drawing-room to
take coffee and smoke-this must be
whispered-iust cigarette or two. They
play at cards, few sovereigns change
hands, and then the ladies go to bed.
Thereupon the men are provided with
whiskey, brandy, claret, mineral wat
ers, lemons, and cigars, to enable them
to support existence till ! or 2 in the
morning." Such is the normal bill OF
fare Of the English aristocracy, and
"Now," Is the authors comment, I'VE
understand why the teeth of English
women protrude from the gums before
they are forty. We comprehend why
these teeth, which are no fools, either,
protest against such superhuman toll
and work themselves out, so as to COM
pei the gums to aid them in the gigan-
tic labor OF mastication we can account,
lastly, for the fact that with most OF
the frequenters Of Rotten row the eyes
seem popping out OF the head, for your
eyes, too, would soon start out of their
sockets if your digestive apparatus were
doomed to perpetual process OF deg
Tuition. On the part of the body and
its members, tbs universal save-him-
self-who-can
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-20
Pleasures of Eating

In his essay on 1.-THE Pleasures OF
Eating" Count Rumford says: "The
pleasure enjoyed in eating depends
first, on the agreeableness Of the taste
Of the food; AMI, secondly, upon its
power to affect the palate. Now. there
are many substances extremely cheap
by which very agreeable tastes may be
given to food, particularly when the
basis OF nutritive substance Of the food
is tasteless; and the effect of any kind
OF palatable food (of meat, for instance)
upon the organs OF taste, may be in
creased almost indefinitely by reducing
the size OF the particles Of such food,
and causing it TO act upon the palate by
larger surface. And il means be used
TO prevent its being swallowed too soon
which may easily be done by mixing
il with some hard and tasteless SUBJ
stance, such as crumbs of bread rem
dered hard by toasting, or anything else
Of the kind, by which long mastication
Is rendered necessary-the enjoyment
OF eating may be greatly increased and
prolonged" He adds that "the idea OF
occupying a person a great while, and
affording him much pleasure at the
same time, in eating small quantity Of
food, may perhaps appear ridiculous to
some: but those who consider the mat
ter attentively viii perceive that IL is
very important"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-20

You are feeling depressed, your ap
petite is poor, you are bothered with
Headache, you are fidgety, nervous
and generally out of sorts, and want
10 brace up. Brace up, but not with
stimulants, spring medicines or bitters,
which have for their basis very cheap,
bad whisky, and which stimulate You
for an hour. and then leave You in a
worse condition than before. What
you want is an Alternative that win
purify your Mood, start healthy action
Of Liver and Kidneys, restore your
vitality and give renewed health and
strength Such a medicine you viii
find n Electric Bitters, aud only 80
cent? . bottle, at w. II. Howell &
Brot rug Store.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-20
sHEpARDAN CLINT
Meet and Discuss the Amend
ment at Cedar Hill.
CEDAR HILL, june 1e, 1887.

On the 10th inst at meeting of the
prohibition club it was announced that
G. T. Clint Of Dallas, would on the
night of June 18th, lecture on prohi-
bition at this place. The prohibition
lists made arrangements for Mr.. Clint
to speak in the school building as we
have no public building here. There
was no thought of both sides being
represented and no arrangement made
to that effect.
The True Blues, who are always on
the alert took in the situation at once !;
they knew Mr.. Clint to be man high
ly esteemed in this vicinity, and if
there were any here who were sorter
blue and and softer not that he would
surely capture them if they failed TO
have man here to apply personal
liberty police as soon as the patient
had been attacked by such severe
case of prohibition so the ants gath
cred themselves together and petition
ed Mr.. Seth Shepard of Dallas to meet
Mr.. Clint ON that occasion. They did
not notify the pros that they had
invited Mr.. Shepard, nor did they ask
the consent of the parties owning the
house but when the time came the
owners of the house were consulted
(not the antis) and the hall set in mo-
ton by Mr., Shepard who for one
hour and twenty minutes entertained
the audience with an able an honest
effort to convince the people that to
adopt the proposed amendment would
not subserve the best interests of the
State of Texas. Mr.. Shepard made
many friends but no ants. Mr.. Clint
followed with speech of little over
two hours length answering complete
ly avery argument set forth by his OPP
ponent.
Mr.. Shepard was to follow Mr..
Clint in speech of fifteen or twenty
minutes but by the time MIR. Clint had
closed there were not more than half
dozen true blues left to listen to Mr..
Shepard, if he had felt disposed to
have utilized his fifteen or twenty
minutes and those left were truly blue
but not in the sense the ants use the
term.
The ants say to-day that Shepard
did not have fair show that if he had
replied to Clint that he would have
blotted him out entirely, the pros
are highly enthused over the success OF
Mr.. Clint ON that occasion and
are perfectly willing if the two gentle
men are not satisfied with the contest
ON that particular occasion to take
their dinner and spend the day with
them at some convenient time in the
near future and allow Mr.. Shepard
to use his blotting machine until the
ants are satisfied, or convinced at
least Mr.. Shepard is an intelligent,
refined gentleman--too much so TO
stoop to tho usual mud singing and
slandering that characterize the Mel
vim Wade and Arch Cochran wing of
the Democratic party. We regret to
see him laboring in the interest OF
Anheuser- Busch and like ilk. We
hate to see so clean a man bathing in
such filthy water.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-20


How Gen. SUo.S --A.---- ~ Deserters'
Letter in Boston Post
At the battle of Cherubusco in the
valley OF Mexico, one OF those series Of
battles which took place before the
capital was captured, occurred one OF
the most impressive acts Of the entire
war. / mean as to its effect upon the
men of the army. II was one OF those
events which carried instant conviction
TO the minds Of the soldiers that discip-
line and allegiance TO the flag were OF
paramount importance. After q des-
perate struggle the works were carried,
and among the captured were found q
number Of deserters, men who joined
the Mexicans and served the guns
against their own comrades, and the
full force of their aid TO the enemy is
appatent when il is known that they
were nearly all trained artillerists. On
the discovery being made, intense in
dignation prevailed and nothing but
the strictest discipline and prompt
obedience to orders prevented the men
from dealing out instant vengeance
upon the dsserters.
But drum-head court martial decid.
ed, with due iormality, their late,
which was to be hanged, ANONYMOUSLY,
in the presence of all the army then as
sembled. II must he understood that
portion OF the forces were then en-
gagged with the enemy at Chepultepac,
that almost inaccessible fortress, and
very stronghold OF the enemy, holding
farther advance upon the city, and that
most desperate engagement was then
undecided. The men were drawn up
in due order, each with rope around
his neck-thirty deluded victims about
to receive merited punishment for base
ly deserving the flag, and turning the
enemy's guns against their own COM
rades. The officer in charge, upon
whom devolvej the duty, cast a quick
glance in the direction Of Chepultepec.
Suddenly q thought seemed to impress
him, and he said "Let them stand till
they shall see the American flag upon
the heights of Chepuitepec. With
breathless anxiety they waited. II was
q hard fought battle, the final result
being doubtful. MANY brave men went
down to rise no more, and many a man
carried the wounds there received
through life TO his grave.
The gallant Col. Ransom of the New
England regiment yielded his life; Capt
Wayne Reid, whom l knew, and others,
were wounded, and were among the first
to enter the work.
Suddenly q shout went up that car
ried relief TO some, at least Of those anx'
ious watchers and dismay TO the hearts
of those men who stood awaiting then
doom. The heights had been carried
and the starry banner fioated to tho
breeze. All eyes then turned to the sad
spectacle before them. The deserters
stood motlonless as statues awaiting the
doom they could not shun. They had
taken the last look Of the flag they had
sworn TO protect and we're sent "uHan'
ointed and unannealed" TO answer to the
"last great roll call"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-20
The New Motor.

Tho new electric motor is in use in
Dallas aud many of our citizens have
witnessed its movements. IL burns
with slowness and regularity and
leaves a beautiful ash, but there Is
some odor to it when burning. 1t is
the odor of the best Havana tobacco,
which is only used in the celebrated
aElectric" cigar, sold by G. V. Waller,
druggist, at 720 Elm street.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-20
ID R. w ASSE RZU G. (,
FROM RUSSIAN POLAND.

To Young and Middle-Aged Men a
Sure Curei
The awful effect of early vice, which
brings organic weakness, destroy both the
mind and body, with all its direful ills,
PERMANENTLY CURED!
Palpitation of the heart, timidity, trem-
bling, nervous discharges, so much TO he
feared; 6rgetfulness, lack of ideas, sadness
of spirit, ugly irnaglnings, dislike TO sofial
life and brooding melancholy.
Married Men, or those entering on that
happy life, aware Of physical debility, ex-
citability Of the nerves, organic diminution
or other Irregularities, quickly assisted.
No Minerals Used.-Young people los
ing their health, and spending time with
those unskilled and unqualified, causing
fatal disorders TO the head, throat, nose,
liver and lungs, stomach and bowels, speed
lily cured.
Let not false modesty deter you from call
ing ut once
All Private Matters Cured!
Prompt attention is given TO all eorrespon-
dence. State symptoms, and medicine will
be sent G. o. ID. everywhere.
DIR. Wasserzug is n regular graduto of
10 years rrsctias. Diploma n Office
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-20
Weekly Excursion 10 Galveston vii
Houston & Texas Central Railway.

Commencing Saturday, June 4, the
Houston e. Texas Central Railway
Company will sell excursion tickets to
Galveston for Sc. Holders .of these
tickets must leave Galveston on return
trip not later than 7:25 a. m. Tuesday
following date of sale. Call at ticket
offices for information and tickets.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-20
DIR. +. s. Davis

makes a specially of treating diseases
peculiar to children. His little medi-
cines are harmless and will relieve the
little ones without danger.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-20
Chicago,
Cincinnati,
AND OTHER PRINCIPAL CITIES

Southeast, Little Rock, ano
Double daily
the
booked
Steamship between
the Red Star steamship Line between New York. riadsPns
and Antwerp.
Observation-Disclosures tickets call on
] IL Travel Agent Dallas, Tex.
T. P 500 Main street, DalasIsx
rick emf Union DEPOT. East Dallas
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-20

Short line New Mexico
Southeast Elegant
through between St Louis via exarkan
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars between Fort Worth
nc ew Orleans without change.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-01
THE NEGRO sCARE.
End OF the Texas Uprising-An Iuvestiga-
tion Demanded by Both Sides.

End OF the Texas Uprising-An Iuvestiga-
tioD Demanded by Both Sides.
GALVESTON, TEX, September 30.-The
sheriffs of Brazoria and Matagorda cOun'
ties say that the trouble between the whites
and blacks has ceased There was no con.
certed uprising of the negroes.
The reason for the calling out of the two
hundred militia and Sheriff7s posse was
the killing of Constable Messena (colOred)
by a white man named Nuckols, upon
whom Messena attempted to serve war
rant
Both sides now state that one Stafford
white, leader Of gang of white desPera-
does, accompanied the Constable to show
him where Nuckols resided. Nothing more
was seen of Messena until his body was
found in Caney creek riddled with bullets.
Forty seven armed negroes then assembled,
led by Oliver Shepard, a mulsttO, and made
an unsuccessful search for Nuckols and
Stafford. This assembling Of negroes
alarmed the whites, and Sunday nights
fight, in which Eve negEoes were killed,
resulted in calling the troops.
II the authorities will investigate the
killing Of the negro Constable, of which
Nuckols and Stafford are accused, it will
do more to pacify the blacks of Brazoria
and Matagorda counties than thousand
soldiers would do.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-01
RoLL-TURNERs IMBROGLIO.
Each Side Charges the Other With B'
Faith-Troubis Expected.

Each Side Charges the Other With Had
Faith-Troubis Expected.
Yesterdays Pittsburg COmmercidi Gazette
contained the following: ''The breach be-
tween the iron manufacturers and the
Amalgamated Association shows decided
indications of widening. The following
is from the official columns of the Amalga-
mated Association of Iron and Steel
Workers in the Labor Tribune. Secretary
Martin says
Secretary Joseph d. Weeks charges US
with Misrepresentation in connection with
the withdrawal Of the rOll-turners' scale,
and says that we 'misstste the facts in last
weeks issue Of this paper. In his hatred
or his craving desire TO trump up some
thing against the Amalgamated Associa-
tion, he says that the Jones d Laughlins
case only shows in palmer light the bad
filth Of the Amalgsmated.' There has
been no bad faith on the part Of the
Amalgamated, either in the Jones Il
Laughlins or any other case.
The conference was hardly ended
before plans were laid 10 locally
demand q uniform wage sdr Journey
roll turner's, and those plans are being car
risd out. All this could have been saved
had the scale for roll turning been allowed
to 20 In the scale, and Mr. Weeks would
have been saved the pain Of covering up the
truth"
The American Manufacturer this week de-
votes two columns to the charge that the
Amalgamated Association Of Iron and Steel
Workers has broker faith. Mr.. Weeks fol-
lows this by publishing letters from man
ufacturers sustaining his position.
Mr.. y. +. Jones says that 1.-THE state
ments in the article are absolutely correct,
and that the Amalgamated Association In
stopping the works Of Jones 4 IAughlins,
Limited, was breach Of iaith and viola
ton Of the contract entered into Jone 30,
1891" Similar letters from Mr. A. Z w.
Painter, George w. Chalfant, John Moor
head, Jr., 8. T. Owens, H. o. Bonnell and
Others are published"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-01
THE NEW WAR SHIP.
A Defect Discovered in the Designs Pur
chased In England.

A Defect Discovered in the Designs Pur-
chased In England.
WASHINGTON, September 30.-It has
been discovered that the designs for the
machinery of the 6,OOO-ton battle ship,
which were purchased from the Barrow
Ship Building Company of England, are
defective in an important feature. The
boilers in this plan are arranged in pairs,
with but one fiue to each pair. As "a con-
sequence il is believed that il by any mis-
chance one OF the blowers should fail when
the vessel is under forced draft the flame
and smoke from the opposite boiler furnace
would he driven into the fire room, great
ly endangering the lives of the stOkers The
Barrow Company will be informed OF this
defect and requested to correct il in the
working drawings The Board appointed
TO make estimates of the cost of construct
ing the vessel will meet again tomorrow.
They have been working hard TO get the
figures down to the s., 500, 600 appropriat-
ed by Congress for this ship, and they are
in such shape at present that it is believed
that about 100000 OF the appropriation
can be saved.
The last dock trial OF the new cruiser
Chicago resulted favOrably, with the ex-
ceptioI of slight heating Of some Of Che
brasses. These have since been pat in
order, aud the vessel is now awaiting or.
ders to undergo another trial. Engineer
officers are cou6dent that the ship will be
as successful as was the Boston.